A cocktail in a martini glass with a flower garnish
Food - Drink
You Can Only Enter Via A Magic Fireplace At One La Jolla Speakeasy
By CATHERINE RICKMAN
The bottle shop hiding the speakeasy Raised By Wolves
Nestled among the restaurants and luxury stores of La Jolla, California’s Westfield UTC Mall lies a speakeasy called Raised by Wolves, hiding behind a high-end bottle shop.
The spinning fireplace that leads to the speakeasy Raised by Wolves
You enter the speakeasy via a secret, spinning fireplace entrance, which gives way to an opulent bar with a fountain, gilded bar seats, and an emerald-green glass domed ceiling.
Inside the speakeasy Raised by Wolves
The bar is inspired by opulent European hotel bars. Bartender Erick Castro says, "What we were trying to do [...] was create an unexpected venue in an unexpected place."
A bottle of Old Fitzgerald Bourbon
Guests can savor a diverse drink menu featuring Negroni on tap, the popular Island Old-Fashioned, and a $790 Old Fashioned made with 1960s Old Fitzgerald Bourbon.
A Negroni in a glass with an orange peel garnish, served with napkins and straws on a black background
Castro said the bar’s main challenge is catering to both sophisticated drinkers as well as the average passerby using an “approachable” yet “inventive and creative” menu.
Close up of an Old Fashioned cocktail with orange peel garnish
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